Skidoo Mine

The Skidoo Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 5,699 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Skidoo Mine
Secondary: Silver Bell

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: California
County: Inyo
District: Wildrose

Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYED $15-$20/TON IN GOLD

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. SEVERAL SCATTERED LOCATIONS

Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. ORE WAS FREE-MILLING AND RANGED FROM $15-$20/TON

Comment (Deposit): 2 VEIN SYSTEMS, AVG. 18 IN.-2 FT. THICK.

Comment (Workings): INCLINE, 300 FT. DEEP ON EAST VEIN SYSTEM; SHAFT 300 FT. DEEP ON MAIN VEIN SYSTEM WITH OVER 1 MILE OF TUNNELS AND DRIFTS. OUTCROPS OF 8 VEINS WERE MINED. MILL IN EMIGRANT CANYON.

Comment (Deposit): 12 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): NORMAN, L.A., JR. AND STEWART, RICHARD M., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 47, NO. 1, P. 51

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B. AND SAMPSON, R.J., 1938, MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 34, NO. 4 P. 420-421

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1926, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 22, NO. 4, P. 473

Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, P. 512

Reference (Production): NORMAN AND STEWART (1951), TUCKER (1926), GOODWIN (1957)

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